[Dyfed] Fw: Welsh in Scranton ,PA

Sally Walton

2/27/2001, 8:05:21 AM

Hi,listers. This person was on another list stating that she had a book with people from
Wales in Scranton,PA. Thought that anyone interested in these names might like to get in
touch with Maye. I 've heard some of you inquiring about possibly one or two of them.
Sally
----- Original Message -----
From: NMaye(a)aol.com
To: ncwalt(a)dnet.net
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: Welsh in Scranton ,PA
Hi Sally - sorry for the delay in replying to your request. I have been away
for a few days.
The book has the surnames of Jenkins, Griffiths, Jones and Williams, but the
given names are different than those you supplied. Listed in the book are:
David Jenkins
=========
T. Solomon Griffiths
=========
Williams' listed are:
Ellis
Evan
John T.
Revd. John
Roger
Revd. Rowland
S. D.
Watkin H.
William R. Williams
==========
Jones' listed are:
Rev. D.P.
Daniel
David M.
Edward
Emrys
Revd. Erasmus W.
Griffith Ryhs
Henry D.
Horation Gates
J. P.
Revd. R. B.
Robert
Sarah J.
W. B.
W. S.
Walter H.
I've listed them in case any of the given names appear in your family tree.
If so, let me know, and I will send you what is listed.
Regards - Maye in Arizona

I have a copy of "Wales in America" Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920, by William
D. Jones.
ISBN-0-7083-1387-6 UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
The Bibliographical References are extensive, they cover eight pages, and could provide a
useful source of information for further study.
The book does not make for pretty reading!
Bigamy, desertion and adultery were features of the Welsh society.
Desertion by husbands was VERY common!
In the 1871, there was a bitter strike, things were very bad, speciality for the women
(holder of the purse strings).Through out he decade there was "violent and intense
industrial unrest" as a depression in world markets set in!
In the 1890's, many of the Welsh left the anthracite mines as cheap labour was
flooding in from Italy, Poland and Hungary.
The Welsh moved out, some even went back to Wales. I wonder if there WAS a welcome in the
hillside for them?
You may not want to find a link as the morals of the Hyde Park area of Scranton, were
considered second to those of Sodom and Gomorrah (sic)
Take a kit along with you if you think that you can trace a famial link!
A link to a surname name, just will not do!!! (If you get my meaning?)
The book list many names, but tell me what is the use of Richard Jones, William T Evans
etc?
Anyway the book does have some interesting statistics:
Distribution of the US of those born in Wales 1900
Pennsylvania (no prize there) 35,000
Ohio 11,500
New York 7,300
Illinois 4,350
Wisconsin 3,350
Iowa 3,100
etc etc
The same information by counties:
LUZERNE Pa. (Wilkes-Barre) 8,500
LACKAWANNA, Pa. (Scranton) 7,700
ALLEGHENY, Pa. (Pittsburgh) 5,250
ONEIDA N.Y (Utica) 2,500
Happy hunting.
regards
Adrian
n.b
Please be aware that there was more Irish born inhabitants living in Scranton than Welsh
born, in every decade between 1870-1900!
Indeed there was just as many German born as Welsh born!
By 1910 Russian born immigrants, exceeded the population of German and Welsh born
immigrants!

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